ITE College West (ITECW) is a post-secondary education institution and
statutory board under the purview of the
Ministry of Education
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in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
.
It is one of the
Institute of Technical Education
The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
Established by the Ministry of Education, it was formerly known as Vocational ...
's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Three Colleges" Governance and Education Model.
Campus
In July 2010, a 9.54-hectare mega-campus was opened, operating four schools - the School of Business and Services, School of Hospitality, School of Engineering and School of Info-Comm Technology.
The campus, which was built by
Gammon Construction
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under a
PPP contract, was officially opened on 18 April 2011 by
Prime Minister
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Lee Hsien Loong
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.
Activities
Students can participate in many co-curricular activities (CCA) organised by Clubs, Committees, and community service societies. Actively contributing in the CCA can help to attain a 'CCA bonus point' of 0.2, 0.15, 0.1 and 0.05 respectively, where it can help ITE graduates who are progressing to ITE Higher Nitec or Polytechnic diploma courses.
Notable alumni
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Jeremy Chan
Jeremy Chan Ming Yuew (; born 17 July 1981) is a Singaporean actor and host. He was awarded best comedy performance in AACA.
Early life
Chan was educated in Zhangde Primary School and Saint Thomas Secondary School. He graduated from ITE Col ...
– Actor of
MediaCorp
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Hayley Woo
Hayley Woo (born 27 December 1991) is a Singaporean actress. She was managed by JTeam JM Artiste Network from 2013 to 2017. She has an identical twin sister, Jayley Woo, who is also an actress.
Career
Woo and her sister joined The New Paper ...
– Actress of
MediaCorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...
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Jayley Woo
Jayley Woo is a Singaporean actress. She was a full-time MediaCorp artiste from 2012 to 2018 but continues to work on an ad hoc basis.
Career
Woo was a blogger alongside her older twin sister, Hayley Woo, under the stage name Jay On The Hay.
...
– Actress of
MediaCorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media prope ...
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Sean Tan – Professional wrestler signed to
WWE
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Cheris Lee
Cheris Lee ( zh, 李函穆; ko, 체리스; born 11 September 1996), is a Singaporean singer, dancer, model and actress. Lee is a former member of the South Korean girl group, GBB.
Career Pre-debut
Lee was scouted by one of South Korea's bigg ...
– Actress, dancer & singer.
References
External links
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{{Pre-university centres and post-secondary institutes in Singapore
Institutes of Technical Education in Singapore
Educational institutions established in 2010
Education in Singapore
2010 establishments in Singapore